Missing your garden already? Worry not - you can easily grow hot peppers indoors. All you need is to choose the right variety ...

Earlier harvests. Peppers grown from seeds or transplants usually take at least a few months to fruit after spring planting. Overwintered peppers, on the other hand, have already had a lot of time to ...

Chile peppers get their intense pungency from a chemical compound called capsaicin. (Lynn Ketchum) If you've become exasperated trying to make peppers thrive in Oregon's short-lived growing season, ...

Once you’ve chomped into a fresh bell or Anaheim pepper, the ones from the market taste like Saran Wrap. There’s nothing hotter than a habanero you grow yourself. Must timid tasters settle for boring ...

Black pepper (Piper nigrum) is a perennial vine native to the hot, humid lowlands of southern India. With our similar tropical climate, this popular and valuable spice can also grow well here.

Red and green bell peppers growing in a garden. - Helen Camacaro/Getty Images Growing Capsicum annuum, like bell, green, or sweet peppers, can be incredibly satisfying, but it's not always the easiest ...

Question: Every year I try and grow peppers, both sweet and hot. And most years, I hardly get any. Is our climate too cool? We often have evenings that drop into the 50s at our house. Do you have any ...

Starting seeds indoors is about as much fun a vegetable gardener can have in late winter in Greater Columbus. Starting seeds indoors will allow you to grow seedlings into transplants or starts in just ...

Q: I planted a Brazilian pepper tree last spring. It seemed to be growing well most of the summer, but now it appears to be dying. I water it a couple of times a week, but it doesn’t respond. Do you ...